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Product description

The gripping stand-alone prequel to the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize winner, The Cry of the Icemark.

The tiny, frozen kingdom of Icemark is threatened on all borders by savage supernatural invaders. And when his brother, the king, is killed in battle, it falls to young Prince Redrought to rally his people against the murderous hordes of werewolves, vampires and zombies. But war alone will not be enough. The prince must take the fight beyond the world of the living, into the terrifying Land-of-the-Ghosts. In this enemy territory, he will fall or stand forever in the legends of the Icemark as King Redrought, Bear of the North.

Praise for The Cry of the Icemark:

“A supremely satisfying read.” Philip Ardagh

“Will have readers shivering with delight.” The Times

“The writing is as crisp and clear as the snowy landscape Hill depicts so beautifully.” Sunday Telegraph

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781906427337

Publisher

Date published

June 3rd, 2013

Lexile measure

1050L
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Author/Illustrator

Stuart Hill, author of the popular fantasy novels The Cry of the Icemark, Blade of Fire and Last Battle of the Icemark, was born in 1958 and raised in Leicester, England where he still lives. The book he would most like to have written is King Solomon’s Mines by Rider Haggard. Stuart’s advice for would-be authors? ‘Keep going and be prepared for a long apprenticeship. It can take years to learn your craft, and probably should.’